Roberts v. State

OPINION

JACK SMITH, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of burglary of a motor vehicle with the intent to commit theft. The jury found the enhancement paragraphs true and assessed punishment at 30 years confinement. Appellant asserts seven points of error.

On May 22, 1987, an off-duty Houston police officer working as a security guard at a local hotel noticed “three suspicious males” in the hotel parking lot in the proximity of a car. When the officer was about 75 feet away, he heard a “pop” of a car window breaking. He walked toward the three males and saw one of them drop out of sight. He…